Sourced : Al Monitor By Mustafa Sonmez The International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) announced May 23 the approval of the membership application of Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund, created hastily last year amid criticism that it looks like a “parallel budget” to deal with growing economic woes. The IFSWF, a global network of sovereign… Continue reading QATARI MONEY INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT FOR TURKEY
PUTIN : RUSSIA READY TO SELL S-400 MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEMS TO TURKEY
Sourced : Sabah Daily Russia is ready to supply Turkey with S-400 air defense systems, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. Speaking to journalists at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Putin said that the issue was discussed earlier with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “We discussed the possibility of selling S-400s. We… Continue reading PUTIN : RUSSIA READY TO SELL S-400 MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEMS TO TURKEY
U.S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUDGET REQUEST INCLUDES ANTI-TANK ROCKETS FOS SYRIANS FIGHTING ISIS
Sourced : Military Times By: Shawn Snow The Defense Department’s fiscal 2018 budget request continues the program of training and equipping vetted Syrian partners in the fight against ISIS, and the proposal includes funds for U.S. AT-4 anti-tank rockets or Russian SPG-9 recoilless rifles, and several thousand RPG-7s, a move likely to irk U.S. NATO… Continue reading U.S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUDGET REQUEST INCLUDES ANTI-TANK ROCKETS FOS SYRIANS FIGHTING ISIS
HOMELAND MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY INTERCEPTS ICBM TARGET
Sourced : U.S Missile Defence Agency The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force 30th Space Wing, the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense and U.S. Northern Command, today successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile target during a test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the nation’s… Continue reading HOMELAND MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY INTERCEPTS ICBM TARGET
SAUDI ARABIA SET FOR $6 BILLION DEAL TO PURCHASE 4 FRIGATES BASED ON FREEDOM-CLASS LCS
Sourced : USNI News By: Sam LaGrone Saudi Arabia is set to pull the trigger on a $6-billion deal to purchase four Lockheed Martin-built frigates based on the company’s Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship, as part of a major Foreign Military Sales case, USNI News has learned. The deal – part of the overall $110-billion FMS… Continue reading SAUDI ARABIA SET FOR $6 BILLION DEAL TO PURCHASE 4 FRIGATES BASED ON FREEDOM-CLASS LCS
TURKISH DEFENCE MINISTER : 7,800 OFFICERS EXPELLED FROM TURKISH ARMED FORCES SINCE FAILED COUP
Sourced : Turkish Minute Turkey’s Defense Minister Fikri Işık announced on Sunday that a total of 7,800 military officers have been expelled from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement since a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016. The military coup attempt on July 15 killed… Continue reading TURKISH DEFENCE MINISTER : 7,800 OFFICERS EXPELLED FROM TURKISH ARMED FORCES SINCE FAILED COUP
28 COPTIC CHRISTIANS GUNNED DOWN IN EGYPT ATTACK
Sourced : Foreign Policy A group of masked gunmen opened fire on Coptic Christians in southern Egypt Friday, killing at least 26 and wounding 25. As many as 10 attackers in three pickup trucks intercepted buses of Coptic Christians near the city of Minya, some 130 miles south of Cairo, and gunned them down before… Continue reading 28 COPTIC CHRISTIANS GUNNED DOWN IN EGYPT ATTACK
ILLEGAL ARMS SHIPMENT IMPORTED FROM TURKEY SEIZED IN NIGERIA
Sourced: Turkish Minute An illegal arms shipment originating in Turkey and containing 440 pump action rifles was seized on Monday in Lagos, Nigeria, according to Agence France-Presse. The Nigerian government told AFP on Wednesday it had intercepted an illegal cache of arms at the port in Lagos, five months after a similar seizure, when customs… Continue reading ILLEGAL ARMS SHIPMENT IMPORTED FROM TURKEY SEIZED IN NIGERIA
CAN SYRIAN REFUGEES SWAY FUTURE ELECTIONS IN TURKEY ?
Sourced : Al Monitor By Mehmet Cetingulec The political value of 3.5 million refugees in Turkey, including 3 million Syrians, appears to be on the rise. Refugees could emerge as a crucial pool of voters in the three elections — municipal, parliamentary and presidential — in 2019. How can this happen? The first group of… Continue reading CAN SYRIAN REFUGEES SWAY FUTURE ELECTIONS IN TURKEY ?
8th SUPPLIER EXCELLENCE AWARD TO INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS BY RAYTHEON
INTRACOM Defense Electronics (IDE), the leading Greek electronics and communications systems manufacturer in the defense and security area, honored with a significant performance award from Raytheon at the company’s annual awards conference on May 2, 2017 in Boston, MA, USA. IDE was honored, for the 8th time, by Raytheon for its exceptional performance and quality… Continue reading 8th SUPPLIER EXCELLENCE AWARD TO INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS BY RAYTHEON